Mersing Umno committee member chokes to death on 'kuih koci' 

A Mersing UMNO committee member choked to death while eating kuih koci (a local delicacy) at a coffee shop in Jalan Nong Chik Johor Baru today.

South Johor Baru police chief ACP Shahurinain Jais said Mohd Samsi Sapan, 56, was with three friends during the 10.30am incident.

"His friends sent him to a nearby clinic and was subsequently rushed to the Sultanah Aminah Hospital but was pronounced dead,” he said in a statement in Johor Baru.

It is understood Mohd Samsi, who was also the manager of a company, had gone to the shop after paying his last respects to former Johor State Assembly Speaker Mohd Ali Hassan in Taman Nong Chik.

Mohd Ali, 79, died at KPJ Johor Specialist Hospital at 2.30 am today due to heart problems.

- Bernama